Import/export HS code 85235990: Various storage devices

Miscellaneous storage devices not covered by other codes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Singapore 20,209,113
United States 4,203,696
Mexico 3,964,671
Netherlands 3,318,144
France 1,114,265

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Singapore 13,642,560 6,566,553 -7,076,007
United States 2,203,119 2,000,577 -202,542
Mexico 2,631,764 1,332,907 -1,298,857
Netherlands 1,478,824 1,839,320 +360,496
France 676,575 437,690 -238,885
China 549,685 480,759 -68,926
Switzerland 756,981 243,436 -513,545
Germany 483,699 360,504 -123,195
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 306,484 117,361 -189,123
Austria 281,011 91,661 -189,350

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Singapore 20,839,581
United States 3,648,440
Mexico 3,549,161
Netherlands 2,567,973
China 1,630,515

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Singapore 13,718,034 7,121,547 -6,596,487
United States 2,001,374 1,647,066 -354,308
Mexico 2,595,774 953,387 -1,642,387
Netherlands 1,113,071 1,454,902 +341,831
China 810,491 820,024 +9,533
Switzerland 710,480 200,221 -510,259
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 819,526 63,384 -756,142
Taiwan 217,175 470,317 +253,142
Malaysia 393,353 202,492 -190,861
Germany 211,501 269,170 +57,669

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38
Inner London - West 34
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 26 +2
Inner London - West 15 25 +10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 12 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 10 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 9 -9
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 11 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Essex 4 7 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 32,312,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,362,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,708,179
Other 367,636

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 20,326,178 11,986,112 -8,340,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,685,069 1,677,675 -1,007,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,741,763 966,416 -775,347
Other 222,332 145,304 -77,028

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,267,456
East Midlands Airport 2,636,899
London Stansted Airport 2,579,565
Harwich 1,517,315
Southampton 1,398,988

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 16,346,669 8,920,787 -7,425,882
East Midlands Airport 1,395,276 1,241,623 -153,653
London Stansted Airport 1,674,283 905,282 -769,001
Harwich 553,000 964,315 +411,315
Southampton 1,272,743 126,245 -1,146,498
Dover 656,626 426,632 -229,994
Dover / Eurotunnel 631,255 288,572 -342,683
Birmingham Airport 277,583 505,451 +227,868
Manchester Airport 482,307 149,172 -333,135
Thamesport 349,484 249,167 -100,317

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 72
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 46
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of electrical equipment 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 38
2025-10 49
2025-09 40
2025-08 37

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 167
1m-15m 103
15m-54m 37
0-1m 31
Other 29

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 5,174,952
Netherlands 3,644,179
Germany 1,053,518
India 975,318
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 869,212

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 3,654,371 1,520,581 -2,133,790
Netherlands 1,467,887 2,176,292 +708,405
Germany 680,831 372,687 -308,144
India 924,957 50,361 -874,596
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 385,166 484,046 +98,880
Canada 315,438 363,148 +47,710
France 231,741 232,746 +1,005
Australia 292,823 82,879 -209,944
Ireland 201,832 110,374 -91,458
Poland 109,171 97,854 -11,317

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 73,663
China 694
Ireland 479

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 73,663 0 -73,663
China 520 174 -346
Ireland 0 479 +479

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 11,097,766
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,534,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 913,047
Other 74,836
Road transport 5,496

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 6,889,472 4,208,294 -2,681,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,182,165 2,352,495 +170,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 542,812 370,235 -172,577
Other 74,183 653 -73,530
Road transport 5,496 0 -5,496

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,337,518
East Midlands Airport 2,906,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,402,507
London Stansted Airport 2,129,383
Dover 1,947,357

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 3,713,729 1,623,789 -2,089,940
East Midlands Airport 1,306,240 1,600,316 +294,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 983,170 1,419,337 +436,167
London Stansted Airport 1,663,574 465,809 -1,197,765
Dover 1,107,159 840,198 -266,961
ZLC 192,310 444,909 +252,599
London Gateway Port 383,234 0 -383,234
Immingham Docks 73,553 298,741 +225,188
Southampton 57,604 76,025 +18,421
Felixstowe 22,538 56,839 +34,301

Quick facts

HS code: 85235990

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Miscellaneous storage devices not covered by other codes